Figurative Language in a Text

• A

• B

• C

• D

What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt below? Excerpt from "Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed" by Ray Bradbury “The man felt . . . the tissues of his body draw tight as if he were standing at the center of a vacuum.”

• a. hyperbole

• b. simile

• c. personification

• d. alliteration

What type of figurative language is used in the excerpt below? Excerpt from "Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed" by Ray Bradbury "I feel like a salt crystal,” Mr. Bittering said, “in a mountain stream, being washed away. We don’t belong here. "

• a. hyperbole

• b. simile

• c. personification

• d. alliteration

What is a simile?

• Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two unlike things using  like and as

• None of the above

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two things using like and as

• An over exaggeration 

• Comparing two things without using like and as

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 

• Telling the truth

• Comparing a rock to a island

• Break a leg

The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• The 4th of July

• All of the above

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?

• Boom!

• No!

• Yes!

• Go!

The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it.

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia